Table 2 Perceived Discrimination in the Past Five Years of Women and Men in the 2009 General Social Survey by Self-Rated Health Status, Weighted Number and (%)

Discrimination or unfair treatment based on:

 Sex

774

(4.6)

117

(5.2)

0.22

 Ethnicity or culture

877

(5.2)

164

(7.3)

0.0012

 Race or colour

833

(4.9)

149

(6.6)

0.006

 Physical appearance (other than skin colour)

582

(3.4)

183

(8.2)

<0.0001

 Religion

393

(2.3)

83

(3.7)

0.002

 Sexual orientation

150

(0.9)

27

(1.2)

0.20

 Age

530

(3.1)

113

(5.0)

<0.0001

 Disability

105

(0.6)

114

(5.1)

<0.0001

 Language

496

(2.9)

76

(3.4)

0.32

 Any discrimination or unfair treatment

2457

(14.5)

485

(21.8)

<0.0001

Number of reasons for discrimination or unfair treatment^a

 One

1235

(7.3)

198

(8.9)

<0.0001

 Multiple

1204

(7.1)

284

(12.8)

Discrimination or unfair treatment experienced when dealing with public hospitals or health care workers?^a

234

(10.2)

75

(17.1)

0.0004